Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs Radeon 540X
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon 540X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Mobility Radeon HD 4850 will be the best choice, for others Radeon 540X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon 540X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon 540X are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Mobility Radeon HD 4850 or Radeon 540X here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Radeon 540X
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 540X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon 540X has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon 540X - with GCN 4.0.
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon 540X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 540X is 5150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
6−7
ultra / 1080p
1−2
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
8−9
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Battlefield 5 is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon 540X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
24−27
27−30
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
75−80
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Fortnite is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
medium / 768p
−
40−45
high / 1080p
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
high / 1080p
2−3
4−5
ultra / 1080p
1−2
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
10−12
medium / 1080p
4−5
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
75−80
4K / 2160p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4850 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon 540X.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
10−12
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
14−16
21−24
medium / 768p
10−11
14−16
high / 1080p
5−6
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 62% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4850.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4850
Radeon 540X
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN 4.0
Code name
M98
Lexa
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
9 January 2009
12 August 2019
Pipelines
800
512
Core clock speed
500 MHz
Boost Clock
1219 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
20.00
33.47
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
850 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
4.1
6.4
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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